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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2942 on 08/06/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4873   29/11/1946
British Railways 64873   13/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J39
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1618
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 08/06/1935 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Mon 18/05/1959 off Stratford (30A)
Service Life 23 yrs, 11 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1959

Notes
Notes Cut up at Stratford - boiler retained and sent to Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 08/06/1935
ARD   Ardsley on 09/08/1935
DON   Doncaster on 22/08/1935
STR   Stratford on 28/08/1935
PKS   Parkeston Quay on 24/06/1944
STR   Stratford on 23/06/1945
PKS   Parkeston Quay on 16/10/1949
PKS   Parkeston Quay w/e 22/10/1949
35A   New England on 28/10/1956
30A   Stratford on 14/04/1957
     Withdrawn on 18/05/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PKS Parkeston Quay w/e 22/10/1949
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 10/11/1956
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 20/04/1957
WDN   on 18/05/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/06/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2665)
24/12/1937 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2681)
10/08/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2665)
07/08/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 1921)
19/01/1946 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3175)
13/11/1948 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2294)
14/04/1955 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27806)
30/08/1957 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27497)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 18/11/1937 24/12/1937 37 days General Boiler number 2681 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 01/01/1938 06/01/1938 6 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 29/06/1940 10/08/1940 43 days General Boiler number 2665 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 27/02/1943 07/08/1943 162 days General Boiler number 1921 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 16/12/1945 19/01/1946 35 days General Boiler number 3175 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 19/09/1948 13/11/1948 56 days General Boiler number 2294 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64873
 
Derby Works 20/12/1951 08/02/1952 51 days Heavy Intermediate    
Stratford Works 22/07/1953 15/08/1953 25 days Light Casual    
Stratford Works 22/01/1954 06/02/1954 16 days Light Casual    
Stratford Works 28/02/1955 14/04/1955 46 days General Boiler number 27806 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 22/07/1955 06/08/1955 16 days Unclassified    
Stratford Works 23/07/1957 30/08/1957 39 days General Boiler number 2623 (Diagram 97)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/06/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2942
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1618
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
09/08/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
22/08/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
28/08/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
18/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/11/1937. Dep: 24/12/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2681 (Diagram 97)
   
01/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/01/1938. Dep: 06/01/1938.    
29/06/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/06/1940. Dep: 10/08/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2665 (Diagram 97)
   
27/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1943. Dep: 07/08/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1921 (Diagram 97)
   
24/06/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
23/06/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
16/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 16/12/1945. Dep: 19/01/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3175 (Diagram 97)
   
29/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4873    
19/09/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/09/1948. Dep: 13/11/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2294 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64873
   
16/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
22/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
20/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 20/12/1951. Dep: 08/02/1952.    
22/07/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/07/1953. Dep: 15/08/1953.    
22/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/01/1954. Dep: 06/02/1954.    
28/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 28/02/1955. Dep: 14/04/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27806 (Diagram 97)
   
22/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/07/1955. Dep: 06/08/1955.    
28/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
14/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
23/07/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 23/07/1957. Dep: 30/08/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2623 (Diagram 97)
   
05/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    
18/05/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 64873 from Stratford (30A)    

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